California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Frank, 214 Cal.Rptr. 801, 38 Cal.3d 711, 700 P.2d 415 (Cal. 1985):
As has been more recently noted, "the particularity command of the fourth amendment, along with probable cause, is the only protection a citizen now has against a general search of his private papers." (United States v. Abrams (1st Cir.1980) 615 F.2d 541, 547.)
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